Sunset Models, Inc. GP7

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Sunset Models, Inc.

Factory:

Kumata Models (KMT), Japan

Prototype Info

Category:

GP7

Year/Era:

1949

Manufacturer:

Electro-Motive Division (EMD)

Dimensions:

55'11"

Ext. Reference:

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Model Info

Gauge:

Introduced:

1984

Product Type:

Brass Kit

Finish:

unpainted

Power:

Wheels:

scale

Magazine Article:

3/16 "S"cale Railroading, Oct 1991 (cover)

Supplemental Part:

Torpedo Tubes Air Tanks Winterization Hatch

Supplemental Part:

Louvers

Supplemental Part:

Replacement Fuel Tank

Supplemental Part:

Exhaust Stack

Notes:

This is the freight version. Uses rubber belt drive system (these can be replaced with McMaster-Carr part #1679k164). The shell is made up of several pieces. The frame, platform, and hand rails are one piece. The cab and the hoods each are separate pieces. There are two flat "can" Canon motors inside the hood, one at each end. This was one of the last models manufactured in Japan (before brass manufacturing moved to Korea). These engines were originally gauged for the older NMRA S-scale standard.

Although blurry, this photo shows the two-motor solution, along with the belt drive systems.